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for years, rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself, and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of what they call in britain the gutter press. dan rivers, cnn, london. >> a lot of questions probably centers on who knew what it and when. >>> as we've been telling you the phone hacking scandal has cost london's top two police officials their jobs. let's go back to atika shubert. the two high profile resignations pretty much one after another. the timing also important but quite incredible what's unfolded in the last few days. >> reporter: really is, and it has completely tainted the british police. what lawmakers are looking at now is, one, did police ignore the phone hacking scandal when they should have investigated further and two, did they take police payments. they want to know how far the corruption goes in scotland yard. former senior police officer john yates is the latest head to roll. now under investigation for his failed review of the police phone
for years, rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself, and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of what they call in britain the gutter press. dan rivers, cnn, london. >> a lot of questions probably centers on who knew what it and when. >>> as we've been telling you the phone hacking scandal has cost london's top two police officials their jobs. let's go back to atika shubert....
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rupert murdoch is a back room guy. this crisis, this scandal, however, is about the public. it's about, it's about losing trust. it's about doing things that the average man on the street is absolutely appalled by, and it requires to fix this, if it's fixable, it requires explaining. it requires saying you're sorry. it requires going on every chat show that will have you and begging for forgiveness. it requires going to the family of milly dowler and the young girl who was murdered and kidnapped whose phones were hacked and saying you're sorry. these are not the kind of things that rupert murdoch has ever done or that he's capable of doing. >> hmm. when asked if rupert murdoch would have known about these alleged phone hacking incidents, michael wolff put it this way, he says the news corp chief was in close communication editor was in close contact with his sources and content. >> you're watching "world business today." the u.s. president and republican opponents continue to haggle over the country's debt ceiling. that is next. >>> welcome back to "world business today" rig
rupert murdoch is a back room guy. this crisis, this scandal, however, is about the public. it's about, it's about losing trust. it's about doing things that the average man on the street is absolutely appalled by, and it requires to fix this, if it's fixable, it requires explaining. it requires saying you're sorry. it requires going on every chat show that will have you and begging for forgiveness. it requires going to the family of milly dowler and the young girl who was murdered and...
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, the wife of rupert murdoch. she was the first person to leap to her husband's defense when a protester tried to hit him in the face with a pie as he was testifying in front of parliament about that phone-hacking scandal. who is she, and what do her actions say about her? we'll get into that. >>> and i may be holding a delectable dessert, but we'll be talking about restaurant chains that sell meals and desserts like this that can give you an entire day's worth of calorie and fat in one sitting. >> i know. and it looks really enticing. >> you shouldn't drink it, but on a day like today, you put it on your forehead. it's nice. >>> on that point, let's go directly to al for a check of today's weather. hey, al. >> in fact, on the map, you get an idea, when you say 32 states, we're talking about 100 million people. almost two-thirds of the population of the united states under either a heat watch, a heat warning or a heat advisory. and here's why. we've got this big area, upper-level ridge of high pressure. but here's
, the wife of rupert murdoch. she was the first person to leap to her husband's defense when a protester tried to hit him in the face with a pie as he was testifying in front of parliament about that phone-hacking scandal. who is she, and what do her actions say about her? we'll get into that. >>> and i may be holding a delectable dessert, but we'll be talking about restaurant chains that sell meals and desserts like this that can give you an entire day's worth of calorie and fat in...
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the embattled head of the newspapers in that phone hking scandal resigns overnight as rupert murdoch speaks out about what he says are title lies about his company. >>> and the event, they blocked off the road gathered to see all these things chris brown, off the road gathered to see all these things chris brown, friday, july 15th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> oh, my goodness. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. we've got to go right to what's happening outside our side you. a crowd of an estimated 12,000 people at least have gathered. and al roker is smack in the middle of it. >> actually, ann, we've got up over on top of it, the new york city police department for the first time in my memory for our concert series has closed off 48th street from vehicular traffic and they closed off 49th street, our biggest concert crowd ever. 12,000 people. you can see there the intersection of rockefeller center and 49th street is now closed off. it is completely filled with people. folks have been camping out for this concert since
the embattled head of the newspapers in that phone hking scandal resigns overnight as rupert murdoch speaks out about what he says are title lies about his company. >>> and the event, they blocked off the road gathered to see all these things chris brown, off the road gathered to see all these things chris brown, friday, july 15th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> oh, my goodness. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >>...
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could rupert murdoch be next? >>> and making headlines for more than just their new movie, find out if justin timberlake and mila kunis will attend a marine ball. and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. have a good one.
could rupert murdoch be next? >>> and making headlines for more than just their new movie, find out if justin timberlake and mila kunis will attend a marine ball. and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. have a good one.
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let's first talk about rupert murdoch and what he had to say. yesterday he said it was the most humble day of his life. it seems overnight he's written to news corp. staff explaining the situation to them as well. >> reporter: he did. he wrote a letter to staff basically explaining what he said yesterday at the hearing and also making it clear that he was appalled at these phone hacking allegations. one of the things he said in the letter was he has imbued the corporation with an audacious spirit, but this sort of behavior should not be tolerated. he also laid out some of the steps the company is taking to address the issue including setting up an independent standards and management committee. one of the things he also said was that he was sorry for the hurt that was caused, and we have taken responsibility. that's what it says in the letter to employees. of course, one of the things that he said in his hearing yesterday was very -- put very bluntly to him by mp tom watson who asked him if he took ultimate responsibility for this whole fiasco.
let's first talk about rupert murdoch and what he had to say. yesterday he said it was the most humble day of his life. it seems overnight he's written to news corp. staff explaining the situation to them as well. >> reporter: he did. he wrote a letter to staff basically explaining what he said yesterday at the hearing and also making it clear that he was appalled at these phone hacking allegations. one of the things he said in the letter was he has imbued the corporation with an...
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that will be worrying rupert murdoch. let's look at some of the other news stories covering this hour. >>> the district attorney covering dominique strauss-kahn says he will not take himself off the case, despite the demand from the alleged victim's lawyer. the lawyer's accusation that the d.a.'s office leaked derogatory information about his client to the media is, quote, without merit. the hotel maid accused strauss-kahn of attempting to rape her in the spring. >>> the big three rating agencies following moody's downgrade on portugal's bonds on tuesday. the e.u. president suggests the downgrade to junk status might have anti-bias on the companies based in the united states. european legislators might fight back by imposing civil penalties on ratings agencies that get it wrong. there's talk of tighter regulations and a europe-based agency to replace the big three. >> portugal's fulfillment will be assessed on a quarterly basis. in this context, and the absence of facts on the new economy, by yesterday's decisions by one
that will be worrying rupert murdoch. let's look at some of the other news stories covering this hour. >>> the district attorney covering dominique strauss-kahn says he will not take himself off the case, despite the demand from the alleged victim's lawyer. the lawyer's accusation that the d.a.'s office leaked derogatory information about his client to the media is, quote, without merit. the hotel maid accused strauss-kahn of attempting to rape her in the spring. >>> the big...
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there could be more tough questions ahead for rupert and james murdoch. the british prime minister, david cameron, has called for a judiciary inquiry and they could be summoned for that and there are some u.s. lawmakers that want their own hearing so they can question the media mogul himself on capitol hill. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> in washington now, lawmakers appear to be making some bipartisan progress in the ongoing divide over what to do about the nation's debt libt. for the latest on that we go to nbc's tracie potts. she's in washington d.c. for us. >> reporter: just a glimmer of so-called gang of six, three democrats and republicans who have been working together on a compromise. they have come up with democrats and republicans suggesting $4 trillion in cuts, lower taxes and $1 trillion in revenue. what does the public think? a new nbc poll finds 58% favor the president's approach of spending cuts and more taxes. lynn? >> thank you. now for a look at other stories making news early today in america. a car jacking led to an explosion of
there could be more tough questions ahead for rupert and james murdoch. the british prime minister, david cameron, has called for a judiciary inquiry and they could be summoned for that and there are some u.s. lawmakers that want their own hearing so they can question the media mogul himself on capitol hill. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> in washington now, lawmakers appear to be making some bipartisan progress in the ongoing divide over what to do about the nation's debt libt. for...
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former editor rebecca brooks here with rupert murdoch is, according to uk media reports, likely to be questioned by police later today. she's been facing growing calls to step down. but also under scrutiny is les hinton, the news internationa s international's. and there's rue put murdock himself. there he is on the left with rebecca brooks. his latest concern is the mounting pressure on lawmakers to block his takeover of british sky broadcasting known as b sky b, pauline. >> it's not just the uk that murdock is having a tough time. as reported, the scandal is being felt across the globe including murdock's homeland of australia. >>> it's having implications in australia where rupert murdoch began his global media empire. australian-born murdock took over the family business at the age of 22 following the death of his father. well, starting with just one newspaper, murdock went on to acquire dozens more, flounding "the australian." his holdings in australia, which make up 70% of the nation's media landscape, the most of any country in the world. now including eight of the 12 metropoli
former editor rebecca brooks here with rupert murdoch is, according to uk media reports, likely to be questioned by police later today. she's been facing growing calls to step down. but also under scrutiny is les hinton, the news internationa s international's. and there's rue put murdock himself. there he is on the left with rebecca brooks. his latest concern is the mounting pressure on lawmakers to block his takeover of british sky broadcasting known as b sky b, pauline. >> it's not...
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its owner, rupert murdoch, realized his entire empire was at risk of being tainted. one can only imagine the conversation he had with his son james, who runs the uk business. >> i feel regret. clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. >> reporter: it was the revelation that a murdered school girl had been targeted by journalists from the paper who eavesdropped on her cell phone messages that was the beginning of the end for the paper. hacking into cell phone messages is illegal in the uk. the scandal that the "news of the world" had been systematical systematically eavesdropping on people for years had been swirling around westminster, with some telling politicians that it was the work of a rogue reporter. >> i believe he was the only person. >> reporter: but there was a lingering suspicion that former editors like rebecca brooks work remains chief executive of the parent company, must have sanctioned the hacking. something she always denied. she's a close friend w
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millionaire media mogul rupert murdoch and his son are apologizing for the hacking scandal. live in london with the dramatic developments. >>> california dreaming, new information suggests casey anthony may have flown to the golden state after her release from jail. the prosecution knowingly withheld evidence that may have helped the offense. >>> and u.s. came up short for
millionaire media mogul rupert murdoch and his son are apologizing for the hacking scandal. live in london with the dramatic developments. >>> california dreaming, new information suggests casey anthony may have flown to the golden state after her release from jail. the prosecution knowingly withheld evidence that may have helped the offense. >>> and u.s. came up short for
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the other point is, yesterday, rupert murdoch i looked like -- rupert murdoch looked like junior soprano on the tv series. guest: well, i missed that part of "the sopranos." i will have to catch up. host: rebekah brooks was arrested. do you number status? gues -- do you know for status? guest: it is a little less serious than it is. it means you have been taken in for questioning. none of the people at "news of the world" had been charged yet. some have been arrested. the next to watch for is being taken in for more questioning, and then charges being brought, which could obstruct police business. host: how are tabloid journalists viewed in britain, coming from somebody who is a broad sheet reporter? is it "the new york times," "the >> i called this hearing today to shine a bright light on a dark event. the oil spill until yellow stone river on july 1. montana suffered two disasters this year. devastating slides and an oil spill. the evidence shows that they are related. but there is no excuse for what happened on july 1. as mon tannins we love our states because of its wonderful rivers.
the other point is, yesterday, rupert murdoch i looked like -- rupert murdoch looked like junior soprano on the tv series. guest: well, i missed that part of "the sopranos." i will have to catch up. host: rebekah brooks was arrested. do you number status? gues -- do you know for status? guest: it is a little less serious than it is. it means you have been taken in for questioning. none of the people at "news of the world" had been charged yet. some have been arrested. the...
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chief rupert murdoch prepares to be grilled in england's phone hacking scandal. >>> swept away. tragedy strikes a family of five at a popular picnic spot in india. >>> and howling haboob. a giant wall of dust rolls through phoenix for a second a giant wall of dust rolls through phoenix for a second time in nearly two weeks. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with london calling. news corp. chief rupert murdoch and his son along with former chief executive rebekah brooks will face tough questioning this morning before lawmakers. just hours from now, this is the development in the growing phone hacking scandal that seems to be changing by the hour. nbc's jim maceda is live for us in london right outside parliament with all the details. jim, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. well, all eyes will be on a that building behind me, the parliament, and a small room inside that parliament building just big enough for about 40 or so spectators, but there will be overflow rooms with lots of television
chief rupert murdoch prepares to be grilled in england's phone hacking scandal. >>> swept away. tragedy strikes a family of five at a popular picnic spot in india. >>> and howling haboob. a giant wall of dust rolls through phoenix for a second a giant wall of dust rolls through phoenix for a second time in nearly two weeks. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with london calling. news corp. chief...
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rupert murdoch withdrew the bid for bskyb on wednesday. that was amid the scandal at newscorp international. it must have been a tough one for him. >> reporter: oh, yeah, completely. we were all told he was desperate to get his hands on the remaining shares, 60% of sky that he didn't own. and it will be a bitter climbdown for him. one he was facing the reality that in the political climate that was developing where all the main parties were opposed to that takeover going ahead. it was just kind of unrealistic for them to pursue that right now. not saying perhaps they don't come back and have another go at it in six month's time. in terms of what will happen today, there's momentous developments today as well. right now is the deadline, we're told, fora bekaa brooks, the embattle embattled chief international to respond before a committee of politicians on wednesday. we're told 9:20 is the latest she could respond. after that who knows what will happen after that. theoretically she could be forced to attend by the sergeant at arms' office w
rupert murdoch withdrew the bid for bskyb on wednesday. that was amid the scandal at newscorp international. it must have been a tough one for him. >> reporter: oh, yeah, completely. we were all told he was desperate to get his hands on the remaining shares, 60% of sky that he didn't own. and it will be a bitter climbdown for him. one he was facing the reality that in the political climate that was developing where all the main parties were opposed to that takeover going ahead. it was...
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new charges against more rupert murdoch newspapers. and the exposure of more unethical members of the press. the brown revelations came from investigations by the bbc and "the guardian." the first relates to a flat to mr. brown bought in 1992. eight years later, the sunday times ran a story suggesting that it was bought for a knock down some. the bbc has received a tape of a call that seems to suggest how the details were obtained. >> i wonder if you can help me. -- >> the caller is known to have been working for "the sunday times" at that time. and other charges also from 2000. somebody got details of mr. brown's account. the award mr. brown that somebody was pretending to be him. "the abbey" never got stone proves that there were behind the calls. the worst charges concern his son, fraser, who was born in 2006. this said that his son had cestus fibrosis came from access to the baby's medical records. >> many members of the republic, i am shocked and horrified at these allegations that people could do this to court and or his family.
new charges against more rupert murdoch newspapers. and the exposure of more unethical members of the press. the brown revelations came from investigations by the bbc and "the guardian." the first relates to a flat to mr. brown bought in 1992. eight years later, the sunday times ran a story suggesting that it was bought for a knock down some. the bbc has received a tape of a call that seems to suggest how the details were obtained. >> i wonder if you can help me. -- >> the...
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the other point is, yesterday, rupert murdoch i looked like -- rupert murdoch looked like junior soprano on the tv series. guest: well, i missed that part of "the sopranos." i will have to catch up. host: rebekah brooks was arrested. do you number status? gues -- do you know for status? guest: it is a little less serious than it is. it means you have been taken in for questioning. none of the people at "news of the world" had been charged yet. some have been arrested. the next to watch for is being taken in for more questioning, and then charges being brought, which could obstruct police business. host: how are tabloid journalists viewed in britain, coming from somebody who is a broad sheet reporter? is it "the new york times," "the >> tomorrow, we will get an update on the debt ceiling negotiations. we will also talk about the senate began of six plan. later, david clark on the dog frank banking regulations measure that was signed into loss a year ago. -- later, david clarke on the d odd-frank banking regulations measure. we will have live coverage at 5:30 eastern for the space shuttle
the other point is, yesterday, rupert murdoch i looked like -- rupert murdoch looked like junior soprano on the tv series. guest: well, i missed that part of "the sopranos." i will have to catch up. host: rebekah brooks was arrested. do you number status? gues -- do you know for status? guest: it is a little less serious than it is. it means you have been taken in for questioning. none of the people at "news of the world" had been charged yet. some have been arrested. the...
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and inside is a full-page apology from rupert murdoch. that same apology is every british newspaper today. now, of course, rupert murdoch is one of the most powerful men. he runs fox television, "wall street journal," 20th century fox. yesterday, the chief executive of dow jones, publisher of "the wall street journal," had to resign, because he had been working here before moving there. now, all this began with these revelations of wrongdoing by journalists listening to people's mobile voice mails. and this week there have even been reports that the voice mails of relatives of 9/11 victims might have been accessed. the british prime minister here is under fire because he was close to rupert murdoch's people. and even the police were close to them. despite investigating them for what might have been criminal activity. to call it a crisis just does not do it justice. >> and seems like no one is immune here. is murdoch's son in jeopardy of becoming a casualty of the crisis? >> well, rupert murdoch, of course, will be determined to protect hi
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on tuesday, rupert murdoch himself, his company announced a plan to buy back an extra $3.2 billion in its own shares, bringing its buyback to a total of $5 billion which is a huge amount, pauline. then again, it's also a huge amount, the money being taken off the stock price of news corp and also bskyb, the british broadcaster whose remaining stake it's trying to buy as well. >> analysts see this buyback as a way for news corp to give its share price a little bit of a boost. but that that hasn't exactly gone as plan. news corp's shares closed almost 3% lower in australia on this wednesday. news corp also ended tuesday's session on wall street in the red. >>> coming up next, china's growth is cooling down a little bit. but could that actually be welcome news for the world's second largest economy? we'll have more on that live from beijing in just a minute. >>> this is "world business today" on cnn. welcome back to the show. >>> china's economy is still expanding at a faster pace than that of just about any other nation. but in the face of weaker global demand for chinese goods and othe
on tuesday, rupert murdoch himself, his company announced a plan to buy back an extra $3.2 billion in its own shares, bringing its buyback to a total of $5 billion which is a huge amount, pauline. then again, it's also a huge amount, the money being taken off the stock price of news corp and also bskyb, the british broadcaster whose remaining stake it's trying to buy as well. >> analysts see this buyback as a way for news corp to give its share price a little bit of a boost. but that that...
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will this inquiry look into their contacts with rupert murdoch and his organizations? >> i think it's ingenious after 136 questions to come up with something entirely new and so i pay tribute to my honorable friend. i'm sure a judge will be able to look at all vested interests and the power that they wield in our country. >> i thank the prime minister and all members -- i was advised it was 138, but we'll settle for 136 members who have had the opportunity -- [laughter] >> to question the prime minister and i thank everyone for participating. we do want to move on -- order. we do want to move on to the debate. i think pretty speedily but i shall tend to ports of order. >> during his statement the prime minister said that alistar campbell had falsified government documents. i'm sure there's many people who would like to see the evidence for that. will the prime minister ask the mr. speaker that to be placed in the library of the house of commons library. >> the point the honorable gentleman raised that's important to him and possibly to others represents a continuation
will this inquiry look into their contacts with rupert murdoch and his organizations? >> i think it's ingenious after 136 questions to come up with something entirely new and so i pay tribute to my honorable friend. i'm sure a judge will be able to look at all vested interests and the power that they wield in our country. >> i thank the prime minister and all members -- i was advised it was 138, but we'll settle for 136 members who have had the opportunity -- [laughter] >> to...
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rupert murdoch and rebekah brooks spotted heading in. they will face sufficient questions about what they knew and when as news corp. reporters allegedly hacked into cell phone voice mails belonging to murder victims, even soldiers who died in afghanistan and iraq. here is a weird silicon valley twist. the same guy who resigned as a board member of hewlett-packard after hp was caught hacking into phones is on the board of news corp. tom perkins one of the richest in the world stepped down. but he fully supports news corp. he says murdock couldn't possibly have known about the hacks and hp executives did. does one hack deserve another? dozens of websites knocked off line. here's the sun, one of the newspapers there. we'll continue to monitor this question and answer session. we don't expect them to say much because while there is no such thing as a fifth amendment in england there is something similar. we expect them to remain silent. they are talking about crimes. >> going to be interesting to watch it play out. thank you, scott. 62-year
rupert murdoch and rebekah brooks spotted heading in. they will face sufficient questions about what they knew and when as news corp. reporters allegedly hacked into cell phone voice mails belonging to murder victims, even soldiers who died in afghanistan and iraq. here is a weird silicon valley twist. the same guy who resigned as a board member of hewlett-packard after hp was caught hacking into phones is on the board of news corp. tom perkins one of the richest in the world stepped down. but...
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rupert murdoch was singing his wife's praises last month, a tough woman. he gushed about meeting her, and falling in love with the woman nearly half his age and his efforts to convince her to marry him. >> i was in love with her and i asked her, and she said no. it took me a long time to persuade her. >> reporter: they married in 1999, after murdoch divorced his wife of 31 years. they now have two daughters, and
rupert murdoch was singing his wife's praises last month, a tough woman. he gushed about meeting her, and falling in love with the woman nearly half his age and his efforts to convince her to marry him. >> i was in love with her and i asked her, and she said no. it took me a long time to persuade her. >> reporter: they married in 1999, after murdoch divorced his wife of 31 years. they now have two daughters, and
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under pressure as the board calls for rupert murdoch to step aside. a lot depends on rupert's performance in front of parliament. borders is closing its doors, 400 stores will close, we're watching gold soar $50 an ounce. >> melissa francis at the new york stock exchange, thank you. nasa's final "atlantis" departed from the international space station, due back thursday. of a spacecraft snapped pictures of vesta, the brightest rock and sent them home from 117 million miles away. almost looks like the moon there. absolutely spectacular. 7:19 now. let's turn it back over to matt, ann and al. >> that is a pretty picture, natalie. >> almost looks like it has acne. >> a space rock with acne. meanwhile, a haboob? >> a dust storm. it originates in the middle east, that phrase. but, yes, kind of a mini haboob. >> good segue. here we go. >> let's take a look and see what's happening outside. and we've got that heatwave. it will not go away. 62 million americans affected by this record-breaking heat. from texas all the way to the dakotas. look at these temperat
under pressure as the board calls for rupert murdoch to step aside. a lot depends on rupert's performance in front of parliament. borders is closing its doors, 400 stores will close, we're watching gold soar $50 an ounce. >> melissa francis at the new york stock exchange, thank you. nasa's final "atlantis" departed from the international space station, due back thursday. of a spacecraft snapped pictures of vesta, the brightest rock and sent them home from 117 million miles away....
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brooks was just until last week a senior executive for rupert murdoch's media empire. she's being questioned on suspicion of conspireing to intercept communication. it comes as this scandal continues to spread. issuing a fresh apology in some of the uk's other papers including "the sunday times" his remaining sunday publication, putting right what's gone wrong, promising to compensate those effected and full cooperation with the police. for those involved, there's no place to hide. but what has gone wrong for the media mogul? the most recent fallout from the hacking scandal, two chief executives of news corp., but more could be in line. scotland yard has come under heat. sir paul steephenson answered questions. >> i have not acted inappropriately. >> reporter: police deny any wrongdoing after he received a free retreat in an expensive spa where neil wallace was a pr correspondent. wallace, arrested in the scandal. and "new york times" reports 11,000 pages of handwritten notes, naming 4,000 celebrities, politicians, sports stars, police officials and victims of crime, w
brooks was just until last week a senior executive for rupert murdoch's media empire. she's being questioned on suspicion of conspireing to intercept communication. it comes as this scandal continues to spread. issuing a fresh apology in some of the uk's other papers including "the sunday times" his remaining sunday publication, putting right what's gone wrong, promising to compensate those effected and full cooperation with the police. for those involved, there's no place to hide....
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how many times would you speak to rupert murdoch? >> i would speak to mr. murdoch and james murdoch on the chief executive than i did. >> james murdoch and i have offices next to each other and because of his wide responsibilities and when i looked out to rupert murdoch quite regularly. >> once a day, twice a day, just really -- >> on average every of the day but pretty regularly. >> you said everyone at news of the world was working hard to get them a job, and actually is honorable why is that not tom crone? you said the reason he left the appointment was the joe lalinde to -- jobs no longer existed. so if you try to find a job for everybody why was tom crone -- why would you not find a job for him? >> there were some people that didn't want a job and in the case of tom crone, his title was news international manager and as mr. chariton pointed out it wasn't just journalists and was the secretary as many people in the news of the world. in the case of, as i explained, he predominantly for the last few years had worked as the legal manager for the news of t
how many times would you speak to rupert murdoch? >> i would speak to mr. murdoch and james murdoch on the chief executive than i did. >> james murdoch and i have offices next to each other and because of his wide responsibilities and when i looked out to rupert murdoch quite regularly. >> once a day, twice a day, just really -- >> on average every of the day but pretty regularly. >> you said everyone at news of the world was working hard to get them a job, and...
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but both james and rupert and his father, rupert murdoch, are right there for the first time, facing -- facing questions. facing -- there's no -- rupert always goes to his own media to answer questions. this time, it's -- he's -- >> you've spoken to him in detail. is he a man who likes to be challenged? how will he do in front of a parliament committee? >> well, i think that's the big worry in his family, and in the company because he is not good at this. he's not good at people challenging him. he's not good at -- he's actually a rather shy man, a rather inarticulate man. so i think suddenly face-to-face with people asking him questions, nobody knows what can happen. >> we have been following this story now for weeks. you've been following it for years. looking back, how did this happen to a company this large, and with this kind of influence? is. >> you know, i will tell you how it happened. it happened because this is what they do. this is what they've always done. this is central to the company's identity. they publish tabloid newspapers, and they stand right on the edge of the l
but both james and rupert and his father, rupert murdoch, are right there for the first time, facing -- facing questions. facing -- there's no -- rupert always goes to his own media to answer questions. this time, it's -- he's -- >> you've spoken to him in detail. is he a man who likes to be challenged? how will he do in front of a parliament committee? >> well, i think that's the big worry in his family, and in the company because he is not good at this. he's not good at people...
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does he agree -- does he agree that rupert murdoch is not a fit and proper person and given that we now know that lord ashton warned him not to appoint an the polls and does he have any regrets appointing someone who was not a fit and proper person? >> the point i make in government is you're not just making speeches but you have to make decisions and get it right and make sure the terms are right and make sure the inquiry is right and find the judge and appoint a panel and work out how you will be transparent. you need to work out how to amend the ministerial code. it is not just saying things but doing things. of course it takes time to get the right. you have an enormous fire storm going on with major steps forward to make a difference but fitness and providence is a test. we mustn't get into a situation where the prime minister or leader of the opposition points a finger and make a particular point about a particular person. as for the other question i answered it in full. >> don foster. >> on that point would the prime minister agree if there are any legal restrictions preventing t
does he agree -- does he agree that rupert murdoch is not a fit and proper person and given that we now know that lord ashton warned him not to appoint an the polls and does he have any regrets appointing someone who was not a fit and proper person? >> the point i make in government is you're not just making speeches but you have to make decisions and get it right and make sure the terms are right and make sure the inquiry is right and find the judge and appoint a panel and work out how...
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it's been a long week in what we call fleet street and an uncomfortable one for media boss, rupert murdoch. sunday monday involves picking up the news of the world. a ritual that parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents would recognize. but with thank you and good-bye, today is their last chance. the 168-year-old tabloid that thrived on scandal and exposing hypocrisy has itself been destroyed by a scandal of its own. the paper is being investigated for paying police for information and there are allegations of voicemail hacking. one paper has dubbed this, britain's watergate. serious questions about journalism has been raised. three people have been arrested so far, including the paper's formal editor, who was once a key aide to british prime minister david cameron. >> i think this is a very sad day for the news of the world. >> reporter: the paper's owner, rupert murdoch whose oarrived i britain sunday to manage the crisis directly. the allegations of phone hacking have been rumbling in the background for several years but exploded last week when a rival paper accused the news of
it's been a long week in what we call fleet street and an uncomfortable one for media boss, rupert murdoch. sunday monday involves picking up the news of the world. a ritual that parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents would recognize. but with thank you and good-bye, today is their last chance. the 168-year-old tabloid that thrived on scandal and exposing hypocrisy has itself been destroyed by a scandal of its own. the paper is being investigated for paying police for information and...
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. >>> news corp's rupert murdoch flew to london sunday to personally deal with the phone hacking scandal that threatens to hobble his media empire. this, as new allegations have surfaced that journalists from murdoch's now infamous "news of the world" newspaper may have also tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. england's "daily mail" reports a former new york city cop now working as a private investigator claims "news of the world" reporters offered to pay him for victims' phone numbers and details of the calls they made and received in the days leading up to the 9/11 attacks. despite murdoch shutting down the 168-year-old paper in an effort to extinguish the scandal, it is now seen as threatening a multibillion dollar pay tv deal. >>> in russia, 13 people are dead and more than 100 are missing after an overloaded ferry boat sank on the volga river sunday. russian authorities said 208 people were reported to be on board the ageing boat that had a maximum capacity of 120. the crew was only able to deploy one lifeboat before the cruiser went down. dozens of children are believed to be
. >>> news corp's rupert murdoch flew to london sunday to personally deal with the phone hacking scandal that threatens to hobble his media empire. this, as new allegations have surfaced that journalists from murdoch's now infamous "news of the world" newspaper may have also tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. england's "daily mail" reports a former new york city cop now working as a private investigator claims "news of the world" reporters offered...
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the fbi opens an investigation into whether rupert murdoch's news corp tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> and reefer madness. mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana plantation ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the hard bargain. as the nation's deficit clock ticks closer to default, lawmakers will regroup today after a week of tense white house negotiations. the president will hold a news conference this morning while on capitol hill a backup plan proposed by senator minority leader mitch mcconnell appears to be gaining momentum. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. we'll hear from the president in just a few hours. his second press conference this week. he's really taking it to the american people, as he told lawmakers that they have until saturday to try to come up with some type of plan moving forward. yester
the fbi opens an investigation into whether rupert murdoch's news corp tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> and reefer madness. mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana plantation ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the hard bargain. as the nation's...
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. >>> in a stunning response to the scandal involving his media empire rupert murdoch shut down "news of the world" for good. the paper lost advertisers after it allegedly hacked the e-mails from england's war dead. the scandal has marred his attempt to take over a hugely profitable pay cable channel. it is now thought that he'd run the sun on thursdays. >>> the red sox, the cleveland clinchers and the comeback cubs plus the latest on derek jeter's march toward 3,000 hits. >>> in weather as we approach this hot week, we're also seeing numerous areas dodging thunderstorms. your forecast is coming up. >>> well, a gr good morning to you. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports derek jeter continues grinding toward that baseball milestone of immortality, 3,000 hits. here's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. we begin with your daily derek jeter update. no, he has not hit number 3,000 yet, but he did get one step closer. he belted the first pitch he saw for a double. now he's two hits shy of 3,000. ben zobrist was one of the fina
. >>> in a stunning response to the scandal involving his media empire rupert murdoch shut down "news of the world" for good. the paper lost advertisers after it allegedly hacked the e-mails from england's war dead. the scandal has marred his attempt to take over a hugely profitable pay cable channel. it is now thought that he'd run the sun on thursdays. >>> the red sox, the cleveland clinchers and the comeback cubs plus the latest on derek jeter's march toward 3,000...
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. >>> rupert murdoch is feeling the financial and political fallout from a phone-hacking scandal that rocked his media empire. giving into pressure from england's parliament, murdoch dropped his $12 billion bid for a full paid tv network. and new this morning the former executive editor of the defunct tabloid "news of the world" has been arrested. the ninth arrest resulting from police investigations into phone hacking and bribery of police officers. the scandal now spans at least two continents but the u.s. congressman peter king chairman of the homeland security committee calling for the fbi to find out if murdoch's news corp tried to illegally obtain phone records of 9/11 victims. >>> authorities in india are still searching for the culprits behind wednesday's deadly bombings that left at least 18 people dead and 133 more injured. residents are still shaken up after coordinated explosions that rocked three separate neighborhoods in mumbai happened during rush hour on wednesday. the attacks came just months after india resumed peace talks with pakistan. so far, no group has taken re
. >>> rupert murdoch is feeling the financial and political fallout from a phone-hacking scandal that rocked his media empire. giving into pressure from england's parliament, murdoch dropped his $12 billion bid for a full paid tv network. and new this morning the former executive editor of the defunct tabloid "news of the world" has been arrested. the ninth arrest resulting from police investigations into phone hacking and bribery of police officers. the scandal now spans at...
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new accusations in the growing scandal surrounding the empire of media mogul, rupert murdoch. >>> mad ddash, two people are gored on the sixth day of >>> mad ddash, two people are gored on the sixth day of spain's running of the bulls. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with deficit dirty work. another day of high level debt talks at the white house yesterday and congressional leaders seem no close doer a compromise deal. however, president obama did add clarity to the seemingly stall ruling out a stop gap plan. nbc's kristen dahlgren joins us from washington with more. >> reporter: this will be the third meeting in as many days. just three weeks to go and the two sides still far air part. especially on issues like spending cuts and the biggest stumbling block remains taxes. in a news conference yesterday, the president said he will take the heat for putting the democratic sacred cows of social security and medicare on the table, in exchange for
new accusations in the growing scandal surrounding the empire of media mogul, rupert murdoch. >>> mad ddash, two people are gored on the sixth day of >>> mad ddash, two people are gored on the sixth day of spain's running of the bulls. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with deficit dirty work. another day of high level debt talks at the...
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famous for recreating big news events, the wake of rupert murdoch is their latest inspiration. the animation depicts the dramatic scene when wendi murdoch leapt to the aid of her -year-old husband as an attacker tried to throw a shaving cream pie at him. of course, you will remember they did this with the tiger woods scandal, with the charlie sheen debacle. >> is there a tiger theme here? tiger's wife -- >> she's being dubbed the tiger wife for her quick acting skills. >> maybe it's the technique? >> no kidding. >>> well, time for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day on nbc. in washington a new unabomber exhibit will open at the museum of crime and punishment including some of the hand-made tools. the collection was purchased during a recent government auction with proceeds going to some of the unabomber's victims. >>> this year's comic-con kicks off in san diego with 130,000 comic and superhero lovers of all ages. they are expected to gather over the next four days. >>> and here's a chilling fact during the nation's heat wave. on this day in 198
famous for recreating big news events, the wake of rupert murdoch is their latest inspiration. the animation depicts the dramatic scene when wendi murdoch leapt to the aid of her -year-old husband as an attacker tried to throw a shaving cream pie at him. of course, you will remember they did this with the tiger woods scandal, with the charlie sheen debacle. >> is there a tiger theme here? tiger's wife -- >> she's being dubbed the tiger wife for her quick acting skills. >>...
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. >>> hacking scandal in england is going to cost rupert murdoch a billion dollar deal. we'll talk about it in business news coming up. >>> as we drive north 808 between the bridges, green cars in the 50s and 60s. look at the southbound side jamming up per tradition right around there. i'll show you where else the commute is building in, let you know about problems we foresee coming up. >>> hopefully cloud cover won't be a problem for your day, making plans for the weekend. it is cooler across the bay area. 6:50 on this wednesday morning. >>> new this morning, a live look outside. that's the cloud cover we're talking about across the bay area. even if you head inland, you'll find cooler temperatures today, by the coast. what about the morning commute, let's check in with mike. >> that's fine as far as speed not good should be slowing for another few minutes. looking at the maze, a slow drive across the upper deck, typical because of the volume of traffic. watch, the clouds will affect visibility. affecting your drive out of the city, orange circle. an accident eastbound
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murdoch to drop his bid to buy a british broadcasting company. meanwhile murdoch and his son along with ceo of uk-based international have been summoned to appear before british lawmakers to testify. here at home at least one u.s. senator is calling for congress to investigate whether murdoch's u.s.-based news corp has been involved in hacking victims of 9/11. >>> time may be running out for libya's moammar gadhafi. according to new u.s. intelligence, the embattled leader is running out of cash while fuel in tripoli is reportedly in short supply. meanwhile france's foreign minister said that gadhafi's aides have hinted the leader is ready to step down. >>> it was a historic day for two american astronauts as they completed the shuttle program's final spacewalk, retrieving a failed ammonia pipe from the international space station. >>> in california, michelle obama and former president george w. bush were among those paying their respects to former first lady betty ford. a second funeral will be held in michigan tomorrow. >>> and sad news to repor
murdoch to drop his bid to buy a british broadcasting company. meanwhile murdoch and his son along with ceo of uk-based international have been summoned to appear before british lawmakers to testify. here at home at least one u.s. senator is calling for congress to investigate whether murdoch's u.s.-based news corp has been involved in hacking victims of 9/11. >>> time may be running out for libya's moammar gadhafi. according to new u.s. intelligence, the embattled leader is running...
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. >> in england they have the questioning of rupert murdoch and the rest of the executives. we'll talk about it in tech today. >> green means go, yellow means slow. southbound 1 a 1 through central san rafael.f. that commu kicks off. we'll have a look coming up. ♪ [ female announcer ] sweet honey taste. 80 calories per serving. 40% daily value of fiber. i'm here in the downtown area where the crowd is growing. [ female announcer ] watching calories at breakfast never tasted this sweet... i'll go get my bowl. [ female announcer ] ...or this huge. new fiber one 80 calories. yes, you can actually love breakfast. >> welcome back at 5:22. a new safety system developed for cars could prevent low speed crashes. volvo suvs with a collision avoidance system called city safety are less likely to be involved in low speed crashes than other similar makes without the system. the study done by the car insurance industry also finds claims for damages were filed less often for the vehicle. and injury claims were 51% less frequent. the system has been on the market the longest. we're going
. >> in england they have the questioning of rupert murdoch and the rest of the executives. we'll talk about it in tech today. >> green means go, yellow means slow. southbound 1 a 1 through central san rafael.f. that commu kicks off. we'll have a look coming up. ♪ [ female announcer ] sweet honey taste. 80 calories per serving. 40% daily value of fiber. i'm here in the downtown area where the crowd is growing. [ female announcer ] watching calories at breakfast never tasted this...
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rupert murdoch and his son james will testify today. murdock will answer questions about his newspaper, the news of the world, which allegedly hacked into the phones of thousands of people ranging from celebrities to the royal family to murder victims. now, beyond the emotional damage is the damage to murdock's $39 billion empire. in two weeks the company's value has taken an $8 billion plunge. >> 4:40. coming up a bay area company adding hundreds of new jobs. you'll have to giddy up to get a gig. we'll explain that ahead. and why brian wilson may have reason to wear the spandex tux again. the big honor. you are looking at a live picture of our production booth. it is 4:40. back in a minute. >> you're looking obviously at a picture of oracle arena in the east bay. we'll check in with mike and traffic in a minute. thanks but no thanks, the oakland-based company rejecting a bid. in a statement clorox, saying it was neither credible nor adequate. icon's bid was likely meant to start a bidding war from possible suitors like procter & gamble
rupert murdoch and his son james will testify today. murdock will answer questions about his newspaper, the news of the world, which allegedly hacked into the phones of thousands of people ranging from celebrities to the royal family to murder victims. now, beyond the emotional damage is the damage to murdock's $39 billion empire. in two weeks the company's value has taken an $8 billion plunge. >> 4:40. coming up a bay area company adding hundreds of new jobs. you'll have to giddy up to...
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. >>> new outrage, that scandal, more rupert murdoch's newspapers. this as britain's prime minister speaks out how he and his family were targeted. >>> and sergeant surprise. a marine serving in afghanistan takes a chance on youtube and asks a favorite actress, mila kunis, to a military ball. >> take a second to think about it, get back to me. >> her response? yes! and now he's the envy of the corps. this is "today" on july 12th, 2011. >>> and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. welcome back. we really missed you. partner in crime. >> i had perfect weather on vacation. now that perfect sunny weather has turned perfect, sunny and brutally hot. if you're in the new york area today, hopefully your afternoon plans will be indoor. our heat index, about 103 today. >> we're not alone. heat advisories have been issued for at least 18 states, matt. and in illinois, the dangerous temperatures are blamed for at least one death. we'll get details and al's forecast straight ahead. >>>
. >>> new outrage, that scandal, more rupert murdoch's newspapers. this as britain's prime minister speaks out how he and his family were targeted. >>> and sergeant surprise. a marine serving in afghanistan takes a chance on youtube and asks a favorite actress, mila kunis, to a military ball. >> take a second to think about it, get back to me. >> her response? yes! and now he's the envy of the corps. this is "today" on july 12th, 2011. >>> and...
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the scandal, by the way, centers on allegations that employees of rupert murdoch's news of the world hacked into the cell phones of celebrities and a school girl who was murdered as well as the families of london terror victims for cash and story scoops. >>> meantime, news corp ceo rupert murdoch is apologizing for the scandal once again. he ran ads in u.k. newspapers this weekend saying he was deeply sorry for the victims' suffering and for what he called serious wrongdoing. murdock shut down the newspaper and accepted the resignations of news corp's top two newspaper executives and there may have been arrests today. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come -- >> the 2001 al west champion banner dating back, he's got the kids. >> getting down his own way. we'll catch up with th dancing fan who's getting quite a bit of attention. >> that's pretty funny. >>> let's show you what's going on in sunol right now. low clouds, misty skies in many parts of the bay morning. we'll morning. we'lhave a lool k at the rest of your weekend forecast when we come back. k beth! hi. look
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s rupert murdoch is back in the headlines as the phone scandal widens. martin fletcher has the latest now from london. martin? >> reporter: hi, natalie, good morning. after the high drama of the past week here, today british police, mediaia, government are all licking their wounds, asking who knew what and when while rupert murdoch is assessing damage to his empire. murdoch looked happy to be home after the grilling by british parliament members. >> welcome home. >> nice left, wendi. nice left. >> the slap heard across the world. as of britain's parliament, the result to get to the bottom. phone hacking scandal, they have a summer recess until september 5, but it isn't over for rupert murdoch by a long shot. >> the long-term effect on news corp. are difficult to see. mistakes were clearly made. it's cost him a lot of money. >> reporter: and it may cost more. calpers, the biggest pension fund in the u.s. called for a reform of news corp., for their support, too, from a bigger outside investor, prince al walal who says the company remains a valuable and lo
s rupert murdoch is back in the headlines as the phone scandal widens. martin fletcher has the latest now from london. martin? >> reporter: hi, natalie, good morning. after the high drama of the past week here, today british police, mediaia, government are all licking their wounds, asking who knew what and when while rupert murdoch is assessing damage to his empire. murdoch looked happy to be home after the grilling by british parliament members. >> welcome home. >> nice left,...
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but how much of a problem is it for rupert murdoch? >> it's a massive problem. remember the "sun" and "news of the world" are the only ones that made him money. the thing he desperately wanted with a b sky b broadcasting and now he's had to withdraw because he knows the politicians were not going to -- >> not only the politicians wouldn't support it but do you think that deal is now dead because the people in murdoch's organization understand that there's probably more damaging evidence about to come out? >> when they did the inquiry in 2007, they said there was one road reporter and eight people had been hacked. yesterday i spoke to a senior officer at the metropolitan police who said 4,800 people's phones had been hacked and they haven't even started to get to bottom of the things that have been done. >> this has pulled back a curtain, if you will, and exposed a very dark side of tab lloyd journalist. you can almost hear this story being pulled across the atlantic yesterday with the senators writing letters to eric holder and congressmen waiting to mr. muler a
but how much of a problem is it for rupert murdoch? >> it's a massive problem. remember the "sun" and "news of the world" are the only ones that made him money. the thing he desperately wanted with a b sky b broadcasting and now he's had to withdraw because he knows the politicians were not going to -- >> not only the politicians wouldn't support it but do you think that deal is now dead because the people in murdoch's organization understand that there's...
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rupert murdoch owned paper is accused of hacking into voicemails of the royal family, celebrities, and families of soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan. police are investigating a list of possibly 4,000 victims. the tabloid's last edition will go out on sunday. >>> this morning, a tragic reminder of just how important it is to be careful when trying to catch a baseball at a baseball game. a fan in texas has died after falling out of the stands while trying to catch a ball. we do have video of the incident, but we want to warn you you may find it very disturbing. the fan tried to catch a ball tossed to him by texas rangers outfielder josh hamilton. the man fell head first about 20 feet and landed behind a 14-foot high wall supporting a video board, landed on concrete. paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he died. the rangers are not giving many details about the injuries that led to his death. >>> a prince george's county man is in custody this morning charged with two murders that took place more than a decade ago. police arrested cedric schuler of ft. washington yesterday. t
rupert murdoch owned paper is accused of hacking into voicemails of the royal family, celebrities, and families of soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan. police are investigating a list of possibly 4,000 victims. the tabloid's last edition will go out on sunday. >>> this morning, a tragic reminder of just how important it is to be careful when trying to catch a baseball at a baseball game. a fan in texas has died after falling out of the stands while trying to catch a ball. we do...
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i would love to see my sons and daughters follow if they are interested. >> rupert murdoch, use it to have had meetings with friends in your career it appears after -- >> [inaudible] >> well, you said you were aware? >> i was aware of the situation and in the aftermath of there were reports and investigations in the committee which a lot about them today. did any senior politicians you were in contact with at the time raised the concerns about phone hacking --
i would love to see my sons and daughters follow if they are interested. >> rupert murdoch, use it to have had meetings with friends in your career it appears after -- >> [inaudible] >> well, you said you were aware? >> i was aware of the situation and in the aftermath of there were reports and investigations in the committee which a lot about them today. did any senior politicians you were in contact with at the time raised the concerns about phone hacking --
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murdoch's son james and if he is vulnerable rupert murdoch is himself. >> reporter: he is widely seen as his father's heir apparent. >> james murdoch and rebecca brooks cannot deny responsibility. >> reporter: brook clings to her job as hundreds of "news of the world" employees lost theirs. fired suddenly with just three months' pay and a promise that newscorp. will do its best to find new positions. one recording brook taking tough questions from an openly hostile staff. >> you're calling our newspaper toxic. do you think we'd want to work for you again? >> reporter: the final edition had a simple head lip "thank you and good-bye." insi inside, editorial read, quite simply, we lost our way. the tabloid is finished but the scandal continues to spiral out of control, reaching the highest echelons of british power. prime minister david cameron is being publicly criticized for hiring another former editor of "news of the world" for his spokesman. he was arrested last week for his alleged involvement in the phone hacking and payments to police officers for news tips. the british media are
murdoch's son james and if he is vulnerable rupert murdoch is himself. >> reporter: he is widely seen as his father's heir apparent. >> james murdoch and rebecca brooks cannot deny responsibility. >> reporter: brook clings to her job as hundreds of "news of the world" employees lost theirs. fired suddenly with just three months' pay and a promise that newscorp. will do its best to find new positions. one recording brook taking tough questions from an openly hostile...
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rupert murdoch flew home after two dramatic days in britain. the hacking saga finally left parliament, at least for the parliament. if parliament allow itself to be taken over by a single story? >> has the response shown parliament at its best? many would agree with him it is true the scandal has taken up a lot of parliamentary time. it is a huge story and generated great theater at westminster. it is a big store in new westminster village. does it matter is much to people at home? that is the really big question. mp's delayed their summer holidays to discuss the hacking scandal rather than the economic crisis in the united states and eurozone. >> that is it for our look at the summer term in parliament. "the record review" will return when parliament gets back in september. for now, did by. -- for now, goodbye. ♪ >> if you want to be informed about what is happening in the world, it is not so hard. c-span has a digital online archive the go back to a 1987. you can basically whatch anythig that happened in the house or senate chambers on your
rupert murdoch flew home after two dramatic days in britain. the hacking saga finally left parliament, at least for the parliament. if parliament allow itself to be taken over by a single story? >> has the response shown parliament at its best? many would agree with him it is true the scandal has taken up a lot of parliamentary time. it is a huge story and generated great theater at westminster. it is a big store in new westminster village. does it matter is much to people at home? that...
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news international's owner rupert murdoch calls the new allegations unacceptable. >>> preparations are under way for the royal couple's visit to california. they will land in los angeles tomorrow. they're only in l.a. for three days, though. the duke and duchess will attend a business event at the beverly hills hilton hotel. a charity polo match. and a job fair. the couple is taking extra measures to make sure that they have some privacy. they have legally secured paparazzi free zones. that means that if the photographers get too close, they will be arrested. >>> meanwhile, the duke and duchess are wrapping up their visit to canada. at the last minute they decided to visit the heavily fire-damaged town of slave lake yesterday. hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed by wildfires there in may. today the couple will spend some private time at an undisclosed location before heading to calgary this afternoon. >>> today, roger clemens will return to court for day two of his perjury trial. the former cy young award winner is accused of lying about his use of performance enhancing dru
news international's owner rupert murdoch calls the new allegations unacceptable. >>> preparations are under way for the royal couple's visit to california. they will land in los angeles tomorrow. they're only in l.a. for three days, though. the duke and duchess will attend a business event at the beverly hills hilton hotel. a charity polo match. and a job fair. the couple is taking extra measures to make sure that they have some privacy. they have legally secured paparazzi free zones....
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together those five brands bring in an estimated $3.2 million for the rupert murdoch owned newspaper. pretty significant business on the line. all of this comes as murdoch's own news corporation aims to take over british sky broadcasting. discussions on that have been going on for months. there's also been widespread opposition to that planned takeover. and just yesterday reacting to fresh allegations, the former deputy prime minister lord prescott began calling for the takeover to be blocked. john prescott himself is one of many politicians to have his phone hacked alongside numerous celebrities, stars and aides to the british royal family. as dan rivers reports, even though phone hacking revelations are nothing new, it dates back further than many realized. >> the murder of the 13-year-old schoolgirl milly doward in 2002 appalled britain. last month her killer, lev levi belfield was finally convicted. this is now come up with another inquiry, phone hacking. the scandal relates to the illegal tabloid practice of accessing cell phone messages left for celebrities in order to get stori
together those five brands bring in an estimated $3.2 million for the rupert murdoch owned newspaper. pretty significant business on the line. all of this comes as murdoch's own news corporation aims to take over british sky broadcasting. discussions on that have been going on for months. there's also been widespread opposition to that planned takeover. and just yesterday reacting to fresh allegations, the former deputy prime minister lord prescott began calling for the takeover to be blocked....